AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
2154
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
2213
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
17447
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
20228
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
134
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
138
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
970
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
1299
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
4579
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
4658
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
30020
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
37223
Integer Math90 GOps/s120.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math60.1 GOps/s79.1 GOps/s
Prime Number Search231 M primes/s191 M primes/s
Random String Sort36.1 M strings/s47 M strings/s
Data Encryption16.6 GB/s21.9 GB/s
Data Compression340.4 MB/s438 MB/s
Physics2000 frames/s2244 frames/s
Extended Instructions279 M matrices/s353 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
3334
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
3331
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
15031
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
17511
File Compression1550 MB/s1650 MB/s
Clang Compilation102.2 KLines/s140.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser299.1 pages/s323.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering375.3 MP/sec501 MP/sec
Text Processing353.7 pages/s351.5 pages/s
Background Blur77.1 frames/s88.2 frames/s
Photo Processing123.4 frames/s127.3 frames/s
Ray Tracing21.6 MP/sec30.6 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
218.13
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
300.7

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 231.2 PPW 269.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 461.8 PPW 572.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 14.9 PPW 20 PPW
Blender / W 3.36 PPW 4.63 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced June, 3, 2024 June, 3, 2024
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M Radeon 610M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Frequency 3.9 GHz 3.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.4 GHz 5.5 GHz
General
Cores count68
Threads count1216
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier39x38x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache32 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count 8.3 billion 8.3 billion
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 142 W 142 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Critical temp. 95 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5600 DDR5-5600
Max Size 192 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 28

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
8 (72.73%)
3 (27.27%)
Total Votes: 11

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below